Before you offer
Verify the title deed and service-charge history, check the OA's holiday-home stance, pull comparable transactions from the DLD, confirm chiller arrangement, and inspect the actual view line rather than the brochure render.
Run the numbers
At AED 2,900 per sqft and 6–7%, model both AED 145,000 long-term and AED 240,484 short-let scenarios against your AED 2,262,000 entry, with 6–7% transaction costs included.
DIFC at a glance
DIFC is the financial free zone where corporate tenants and business travellers pay a premium. Buying sits at AED 2,900 per sqft — roughly AED 2,262,000 for a standard one-bedroom — while long-term tenants pay about AED 145,000 a year. Hosted as a licensed holiday home, the same unit averages AED 834 a night at 79% occupancy, around AED 240,484 gross. Owners on our managed programme average AED 331,868 — a 38% uplift.
